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Torontoist is about Toronto and everything that happens in itThu, 08 Dec 2016 18:23:53 +0000en-UShourly1Peanut-Free Public Spaces Have Dire Consequences for Food Bank Usershttp://torontoist.com/2016/09/peanut-free-public-spaces-food-bank-users/
http://torontoist.com/2016/09/peanut-free-public-spaces-food-bank-users/#commentsWed, 07 Sep 2016 16:30:03 +0000http://torontoist.com/?p=384481Many low-income Torontonians rely on peanut butter as a nutritious and affordable source of protein, but it has its restrictions.

For Joe, the Fort York Food Bank is the key to staying healthy and consuming his daily calories. The Toronto resident (who asked not to use his last name to protect his privacy) relies on the food bank, visiting it once every week. Among his favourite pick-ups is peanut butter—a jar of which can last […]

Yonge-Dundas Square has played host to many of the city’s cultural events and arts programming. In the summer, it’s the mainstage for Pride performers. Companies rent the space out to promote their new products. September lunch hours are filled with free musical entertainment. And on weekends, it’s home to City Cinema, free screenings of Hollywood […]

]]>http://torontoist.com/2016/08/how-yonge-dundas-square-can-solve-its-programming-gap-during-the-off-season/feed/2Why this Kensington Graffiti Project Displays Hard-To-Look-At Photographs From Around The Worldhttp://torontoist.com/2016/05/graffiti-project-displays-hard-to-look-at-photographs-from-around-the-world/
http://torontoist.com/2016/05/graffiti-project-displays-hard-to-look-at-photographs-from-around-the-world/#commentsFri, 13 May 2016 14:00:18 +0000http://torontoist.com/?p=377389A worldwide series that highlights the lowlights of our planet.

BY: #Dysturb LOCATION: Kensington Market PHOTO BY: Anonymous FIELD NOTES: Photojournalists from around the world have teamed up to create the #Dysturb project. From Paris to Sarajevo to Toronto, #Dysturb hopes to share news often not covered by conventional outlets and create forums for discussion by erecting large-scale paste-ups of their images in urban hubs. […]

Shaping Toronto looks at the decisions, processes, and trends that form the city we know and love. When Judy and Wilmot Matthews announced a donation of $25 million in November to revitalize the land underneath the elevated section of the Gardiner Expressway, it was one of the largest gifts of public space from a private […]

]]>http://torontoist.com/2015/12/shaping-toronto-public-space-philathropy/feed/1Under the Gardiner, We’ll Be Falling in Lovehttp://torontoist.com/2015/11/under-the-gardiner-well-be-falling-in-love/
http://torontoist.com/2015/11/under-the-gardiner-well-be-falling-in-love/#commentsTue, 17 Nov 2015 18:00:12 +0000http://torontoist.com/?p=365240A new public space is coming to an underpass near you.

Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—the people, places, things, and ideas that have had the most positive and negative impacts on the city over the past 12 months. Cast your ballot until 5 p.m. on December 30. At noon on December 31, we’ll reveal your choices for Toronto’s Superhero and […]

Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them. In August, San Francisco unveiled the 1 Burrows Street Pocket Park. Once a little-used cul-de-sac, the site was repurposed as a streetside public space complete with furniture, an information kiosk, a footbridge, and […]

Toronto is home to more than 2,400 public laneways, totalling 250 kilometres. According to urban planner and designer Mackenzie Keast, they represent a major opportunity for public-space development—but we’re ignoring them. “We can’t really build new public spaces,” he says. “There’s only so much room to build and grow. [With laneways] there is an opportunity […]

]]>http://torontoist.com/2014/11/finding-better-uses-for-torontos-public-laneways/feed/35Public Works: Creating a Natural Swimming Pool in the Heart of Berlinhttp://torontoist.com/2014/10/public-works-creating-a-natural-swimming-pool-in-the-heart-of-berlin/
http://torontoist.com/2014/10/public-works-creating-a-natural-swimming-pool-in-the-heart-of-berlin/#commentsTue, 28 Oct 2014 16:30:07 +0000http://torontoist.com/?p=336169Swimming, boardwalks, and wetlands could transform a bustling Berlin tourist area—and bring the city together with nature like never before.

Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them. Museum Island, at the heart of Berlin, is an urban tourism haven. The triangle of land, bordered on one side by the Spree River and on two others by a bending canal, is […]

Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them. Say you’re in Vienna. You’ve been schlepping yourself around all day, you’re tired, and you’re just a little too far from your hotel. Take heed, weary traveller: you can rest up at Flederhaus, […]

]]>http://torontoist.com/2014/09/public-works-hanging-out-in-public-hammocks/feed/2Opinion: Our Transit Agency Shouldn’t Be in the Business of Endangering Drivershttp://torontoist.com/2014/07/opinion-our-transit-agency-shouldnt-be-in-the-business-of-endangering-drivers/
http://torontoist.com/2014/07/opinion-our-transit-agency-shouldnt-be-in-the-business-of-endangering-drivers/#commentsTue, 08 Jul 2014 21:18:54 +0000http://torontoist.com/?p=323429Metrolinx wants to allow eight new giant electronic billboards—right along the 401 and 427. How is an agency that's supposed to make travel better issuing such an absurd proposal?

UPDATE: July 11, 2014, 1:45 PM On Thursday city council debated a proposal, backed by regional transit agency Metrolinx, to install massive new electronic billboards along the 401 and 427. Staff had raised serious concerns about the safety issues involved and recommended against the billboards. Despite this, councillors overturned the staff report, voting 22-14 in […]

Brent Toderian, urban design consultant, ex-chief of Vancouver city planning, and founding president of the Council for Canadian Urbanism, wants to talk about getting sticky. Or, rather, designing “sticky streets”—avenues that make people want to stop and enjoy their surroundings. City planners have traditionally thought of street design in terms of maximizing transportation efficiency: “How […]